It's Amore! Show love tonight with my amazing meddateranian burger.

single serving
1/4 lb. ground lamb
1 tbl. spoon garlic powder
1 tbl. ground black pepper
1 cap Worcestershire  sauce
mix meat and seasonings together then simmer in frying stove top on low-medium heat until thoroughly cooked
toast whole grain bun
top meat and bun with
2 tbs. green pepper
2 tbs. black olives
2 tbs. feta cheese.

It's an amazing Lu au ....sweet glazed breaded pork and everything

1 ham steak
3tbls butter]
3tbls maple syrup]
1 tbls garlic ]
1 tbl black pepper]
mix butter,maple syrup,garlic, and black pepper together in pot and use your stove heat to melt these ingredients together
once the glaze is properly mix,you dress the ham steak in the glaze,then you dip the ham into Italian herb bread crumbs
bake in the oven @ 350 for 25 minutes. Do not for get to turn the ham steak half way through.
also,this is a serving for one so,do not forget to multiply your ingredients with the amount of servings that you prepare .

Finally some party food! Spinach and artichoke dip!

5oz of chopped spinach
14oz chopped artichoke hearts
1/2 cup onions
2 tablespoons garlic
2 tablespoons ground black
1/2  cup milk
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup cream cheese
add all of your ingredients into your blender,mix well,then simmer on your stove top for 10-15 minutes on a higher heat until it thickens
add cheddar cheese and black olives if you want to

good and good for you!

To make any Italian dish healthier,use whole wheat whole grain noodles. Take it from the borderline diabetic chef. Whole wheat-Whole grain noodles taste just as good and will not turn into sugar in your body.

Yummy for the Tummy Tomato sauce

3 cans Tomato paste
2 table spoons butter
2 table spoons garlic powder
2 table spoons ground black pepper
1/2 cup milk
take one empty can of tomato paste  filled 3xs
pour all of your ingredients into a blender ,mix well,then simmer on the stove top for 10 minutes on medium heat

Succulent Italian Cream Sauce

1 pint whole milk
1 cup Coffee Mate(Italian Sweet Cream)
1 stick regular butter
1 stick sweet cream butter
2 tbl. spoons garlic
2 tbl. spoons pepper
1/2 cup onions
1/2 cup tomatos

Shrimp Scampi...For you seafood lovers.

1lb. cooked pink shrimp
     (1)sauted in 1 stick of butter and 2 tbl. spoons of garlic
3/4 cup of rice boiled in water,1/2 cup canola oil ,1 tbl. spoon garlic,1tbl. spoon ground black pepper
Suate rice in 1 stick of butter and 2 tbl. spoons of garlic,once water has thoroughly soaked into the grain.
you can also put it over a bed of cheese ravioli

Amazing potato cassarole

7 Russett Potatos
   1) Cut into Little Medalions
   2) Sauted in 1 stick butter,1 tbl. spoons garlic powder,2 caps of peanut oil,1 tbl. spoons black pepper
Then grease a baking sheet
Then layer baking sheet with 2 cups shredded cheddar, 1 pint riccotta cheese,2 cup cottage cheese
add sauted potatos
then a top layer of  2 cups shredded cheddar, 1 pint riccotta cheese,2 cup cottage cheese
then bake in oven @ 350 for 15 minutes

The Florida Burger

1/4 ground beef
1 tbl. spoon diced onion
1 tbl. spoon celery salt
1 tbl. spoon garlic powder
1 tbl, spoon ground black pepper
mix ingredients together ,roll into a patty,and then brown to desire
Then lay on toasted Kaiser roll add mayonnaise,2 slices of tomato, 1 slice green pepper,4 slices of a peeled Tangelo
Burger is complete when you add the Kaiser roll topper.

oven fried steak

Boneless Rib-eye steak
2 eggs wipped
  a)seasoned with 2 tbl spoons celery salt, 2 tbl. garlic powder, 2 tbl. pepper
2 cups Italian Herb Bread crumbs
  a)seasoned with 2 tbl. spoon celery salt,2 tbl. garlic powder, 2 tbl. pepper
roll the pork chop in the egg batter and then roll it again in the Italian herb mix
bake in the oven @ 350 for 20 to 30 minutes

oven fried chicken

Boneless chicken thighs(dark meat chicken is always moist)

2 eggs wipped
  a)seasoned with 2 tbl spoons celery salt, 2 tbl. garlic powder, 2 tbl. pepper
2 cups Italian Herb Bread crumbs
  a)seasoned with 2 tbl. spoon celery salt,2 tbl. garlic powder, 2 tbl. pepper
roll the pork chop in the egg batter and then roll it again in the Italian herb mix
bake in the oven @ 350 for 20 to 30 minutes

oven fried pork chops

Boneless pork chops
2 eggs wipped
  a)seasoned with 2 tbl spoons celery salt, 2 tbl. garlic powder, 2 tbl. pepper
2 cups Italian Herb Bread crumbs
  a)seasoned with 2 tbl. spoon celery salt,2 tbl. garlic powder, 2 tbl. pepper
roll the pork chop in the egg batter and then roll it again in the Italian herb mix
bake in the oven @ 350 for 20 to 30 minutes

Tacos Night! Wooh Hooooh....going south of the border for dinner.

1 lb. ground beef
Browned in 1 tbl. spoon garlic,1 tbl. spoon ground black pepper
add Taco sauce
5 tbl spoons Worcestershire sauce,3 tbl. spoons chilli powder
mix together and simmer for about 5 minutes
Tacos shells soft or crunchy
add
Diced tomatoes,onions,shredded Cheddar cheese,black olives,and sweet yellow peppers

Mashed Potatoes

8 potatoes
chopped and boiled in water,peanut oil, garlic powder,ground black pepper until soft
1 stick butter
1 pint  sour cream
3 tbl. spoons garlic powder
3 tbl. spoons ground black pepper
3 tbl spoons celerey salt
mixed together and whipped to perfection

Meatloaf.....Home sweet home

2 lb. ground beef
3 eggs
1/2 cup  ketchup
3 tbl. spoon celerey salt
3 tbl. spoon garlic powder
3 tbl. ground black pepper
1 cup Italian herb bread crumbs
mix together and bake @ 350 for 45 minutes.

Baked Rigate in Meat Sauce

1 box rigate noodles
boil in water,3 tbl. olive oil, 3 tbl. garlic, 3 tbl. pepper
1 lb. ground beef
Browned to perfection in a frying pan
12 tomatos processed through a juicer
3 tbl. spoons garlic, 3 tbl. pepper, 3  tbl. celerey salt
mix together
grease a baking pan, line pan with butter kaise and  muenster cheese,then add a layer of sauce and noddles,add a second layer of butter kaise and muenster cheese, add a second layer of sauce and noodles,add a third layer of butter kaise and muenster cheese. Then bake until cheese is melted.

Chicken Alfredo!

1lb. boneless chicken thighs/sauteed in butter,1 tbl.spoon garlic,1 tbl. spoon black pepper.
1 box penne rigate noodles/ boiled in water, 3 tbl. peanut oil, 1 tbl. spoon garlic,1 tbl. pepper
Alfredo sauce
2 Sticks of butter
1 can of grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup whole milk
1 cup coffe mate Italian Sweet Cream
2 tbl. garlic 
stir together until it reaches perfect consistence y

Amazing Seafood Gumbo

1 cup cooked shrimp
1 cup blue crab
1 cup celery
1 cup red onion
1 cup oakra
1 cup diced tomato
1cup russet potatos-julianne style
simmer shrimp and blue crab in 1 stick butter 3 tbl. spoons garlic powder
boil in water and beef broth 50/50 mix
add 2 tbl. spoons garlic powder,2 tbl. celery salt,2 tbl. spoons ground black pepper,2 tbl.spoons ground red pepper.
    Set boil in slow cooker for 5 hours,boil on a low for 2 1/2 hours.

   Yummy! Enjoy!

Here's the secret!

The most important ingredient in a recipe is love.A recipe is a guideline for me!I do most of my cooking by taste and smell.